An affectionate tribute to an authentic American folk hero and the little-known Cleveland boys who created him
Includes index
The origins. The man of tomorrow and the boys of yesterday / Dennis Dooley -- The evolution. Drawing Superman / Curt Swan ; The Man of Steel and me / Dennis O'Neil ; The man who changed the comics / cartoon panel by Harvey Pekar, illustrated by R. Crumb and Gary Dumm -- From panel to panavision / Philip Skerry with Chris Lambert -- The persistence of a legend. What makes Superman so darned American? / Gary Engle ; A flag with a human face / Patrick L. Eagan ; Superstar, supermom, super glue, superdooper, Superman / David B. Guralnik ; Female meets supermale / Joanna Connors ; Pop goes the hero / David Galloway ; St. Clark of Krypton / Edward Mehok ; The art and science of leaping tall buildings / John D. McGervey ; Superman and the dreams of childhood / Jane W. Kessler ; The good, the bad and the Oedipal / Lester Roebuck ; Necessary heroes / Lee K. Abbott -- The unanswered questions / Lighthearted meditations and trivial speculations by Arvydas Berkopec [and others]